Reports of an attempted fraud at a bank led to a high-speed police chase through several Hunterdon municipalities this afternoon before officers lost sight of the fleeing vehicle and ended the pursuit.

It started shortly before 1 p.m. with a Clinton Township officer trying to stop a black Cadillac with Florida license plates on Route 31 but the driver refusing to pull over. At times it went over 100 miles an hour.

According to police radio reports, a man and a woman were at a bank and tried to obtain $6,000 fraudulently. But the bank teller sensed something wasn’t right and wouldn’t hand over any cash.

The police chase went south on Route 31 into Readington Township, then west on Stanton Station Road to Old Clinton Road, and into Raritan Township to Cherryville Hollow Road and north toward Quakertown.

Police from Franklin, Raritan and Readington townships joined in the search, either looking for the car or waiting at major Route 31 intersections.

Around 1:15, after it was confirmed that the incident was only an attempted bank fraud and not a robbery, police cut back on their response, according to the radio reports. The car was last seen on Sidney Road.

A police radio alarm asked police to remain on the lookout for the car, because the occupants are wanted for attempt to defraud and eluding police.